Sculpture – Dharma Documentaries

John Guy, Identifying Jainism in Indian Art

The curator John Guy gives us an overview of Jaina artworks and how to distinguish them from other traditions.

How the Buddhist art of Gandhāra spread to Central Asia and China is shown by Osmund Bopearachchi

The connection between Hellenistic and Buddhist art is investigated by Osmund Bopearachchi

The last of ten episodes about Dunhaung, looks at the artists who copied the murals to preserve them for the future.

The ninth of ten episodes about Dunhuang, looks at how the Dunhuang Academy of Arts was founded.

The fifth of ten episodes about Dunhaung, looks at the painted sculptures in the caves.

The fourth of ten episodes about Dunhuang, looks at the murals in the caves.

The third of ten episodes about Dunhuang, looks at the Library Cave and its treasures.

The fourth in a series of films about the traditional arts and crafts in China is about stone carving in Qingtian.

A look at a family of master carvers from the Shakya clan in Nepal.